Spring River Chasing the Moon

When Xu Zhiye left, Nan Qiuyue was very sad and upset, but she was just angry that Xu Zhiye left without saying goodbye.

As time passed, the little bit of unhappiness in Nan Qiuyue's heart had long disappeared. The only thing she could do was wait for his return.

I didn't expect that I would have to wait for so many years.

Nan Qiuyue even began to doubt whether Xu Zhiye would still remember her?

As the night deepened, Nan Qiuyue slowly fell asleep. Like every day before, she always fell asleep in the memory of missing Xu Zhiye, but she never dreamed of him.

Nan Qiuyue had heard a saying that only when two people missed each other would that person appear in dreams.

She wondered if Xu Zhi had forgotten her, so she would never see him in her dreams again.

Day two.

Chen Lili knocked on the door and called the three of them to get up and have breakfast.

"Qiuyue, breakfast is ready, you can get up now."

Luo Luo woke up early and had already washed up. When she heard Chen Lili's words, she went to the door and opened it for her.

"Auntie, we'll be there soon."

Chen Lili smiled and nodded, then returned to the restaurant.

"Qiyue, Li Zi, get up."

Luo Luo looked at the two people who were still in a daze and gently pushed their bodies.

Nan Qiuyue didn't want to move at all. She didn't know how long she had been thinking about all this last night. It was dawn before she had slept for long and her head was aching.

"Luo Luo, please tell my mom that I'll eat later."

After saying that, Nan Qiuyue covered her head and continued to sleep.

Tang Li struggled for a few times but finally got up.

After all, she is living in Nan Qiuyue's house now. Although her uncle and aunt are very easy-going people, she still has to know some etiquette and it is not good to stay in bed.

After Tang Li finished washing up, Luo Luo went downstairs with her.

"Auntie, Qiyue didn't sleep well last night. She said she would have breakfast later."

Nan Youzhao had gone out early in the morning, and now only Chen Lili was in the restaurant.

"Oh, she's just like that. She's become more and more fond of staying in bed these past few years. You guys eat first."

Chen Lili had already gotten used to Nan Qiuyue's little habits and didn't say anything.

"Luo Luo, Xiao Li, Auntie and her friends are planning to go hiking today. They probably won't be back until evening. Your uncle won't be home for dinner either. You and Qiyue should make your own arrangements. Auntie will put this money here. You three can go out and have something nice."

During the holidays, Chen Lili made an appointment with several teachers from school to go hiking and have dinner together in the evening. Nan Youzhao would meet up with her directly after work, so the three children at home had to fend for themselves.

"Auntie, we have our own money."

Luo Luo and Tang Li waved their hands, wanting to refuse. How could they have the nerve to take Chen Lili's money?

"This money is for the three of you. You are at home, and your aunt has not entertained you well. You must take the money."

After saying that, Chen Lili cleaned up her dishes, went to the kitchen to wash them, and then went out with her bag.

Almost two hours after Chen Lili left, it was almost noon when Nan Qiuyue finally got up.

"Luo Luo, Li Zi, where is my mom?"

Nan Qiuyue went downstairs and found that only Luo Luo and Tang Li were in the living room.

"Auntie went out to climb the mountain."

Luo Luo and Tang Li answered in unison.

"Oh, then let's go out for lunch. Wait for me."

Nan Qiuyue changed her clothes and went next door to say hello to Zhu Yuying, but found that Zhu Yuying had also gone out, so she could only call the driver to take them out.

"Where are we going to eat?"

Nan Qiuyue took Chen Lili's money and put it in her bag. Since her mother gave her the money, she planned to take Luo Luo and Tang Li out for a good meal.

"There's a private restaurant on the old street. I heard it's pretty good. Do you want to try it?"

Tang Li School is near the old street and is quite familiar with the area.

Luo Luo didn't have any objection, so the two of them looked at Nan Qiuyue and waited for her to make the final decision.

"Go ahead then."

When Nan Qiuyue heard about the Old Street of Nancheng, she felt a pang of sadness. Before Xu Zhiye left, he had clearly promised her that he would go to the old street with her, but he didn't do it.

The old street at that time had not been developed yet, but it is different now. I heard that someone invested in and developed a tourism project there two years ago. The old city area at that time has become a distinctive cultural area after being transformed.

However, after Xu Zhiye left, Nan Qiuyue no longer had the thought of going to the old street.

The driver parked the car in the parking lot of the old street. The private dishes that Tang Li mentioned were inside the old street.

Following Tang Li's footsteps, Nan Qiuyue looked at everything familiar in front of her.

Although the time I came here is different from my previous life, the scenery of the old street is exactly the same as my memory of the previous life.

"That's it."

Tang Li pointed to a store and said.

This store feels quite artistic and mysterious from the entrance, unlike other stores that have their doors open.

The store's arc-shaped door was closed, with only a sign hanging next to it.

It says "MOON" on it.

"moon?"

Nan Qiuyue recited softly.

"The name of this shop is Yaoyue in Chinese and MOON in English, so many people speculate that the owner's so-called invitation is actually an invitation to the moon."

"And this door, when the lights are on at night, the arcs and uneven design of the door will give it a lunar feel, which is quite interesting."

Tang Li explained that this store has been quite famous in their school since it opened, and it is said that the owner is very handsome.

"I see. That's quite interesting."

Nan Qiuyue thought the homophony was quite clever.

"go in."

Tang Li pushed open the door and waited for Nan Qiuyue and Luo Luo to come in before closing it again.

The decoration inside is very simple, mainly black with white as embellishment, like the starry sky in the night. The most eye-catching thing in the store is a photo on the middle wall with a huge moon on it.

Seeing that Nan Qiuyue and the other three were fascinated by what they saw, the waiter came over to explain.

"This was taken by our boss and is hanging here."

It seems to be a masterpiece, which is why it is hung in such a prominent position.

"Is the boss the one who was filmed and posted online?"

A few days ago, someone took a video of a store. A handsome man appeared in the video and attracted a lot of attention. It is said that he is the owner of the store. Because their school is close, many people come to check in and also to meet the owner by chance.

"Oh, you're talking about our young boss, not the one who took the photo."

"The person who took the photo is our biggest boss. He is not in the country, so the store's affairs are handled by the younger bosses."

The waiter explained patiently.

In fact, he has never met the big boss. He just heard that the overall development of the old street area was decided by their big boss, including their store, so in the minds of their employees, the big boss is a super powerful boss.

"Please take a seat, everyone. This is our menu. Today's special is smoked beef cubes. Would you like to try it?"

Just as the waiter was enthusiastically recommending the dishes, Xu Lezhi pushed open the door and walked in.

"Little boss, you're here."

When the waiters saw Xu Lezhi, they all greeted him, which attracted the attention of Nan Qiuyue and the other two.

"That's the guy in the video."

Tang Li said in a low voice, his eyes secretly looking at Xu Lezhi.

"He's really handsome. The video doesn't show it clearly, but I didn't expect him to look even better in person."

Tang Li commented silently.

Nan Qiuyue and Luo Luo looked at her and turned to take a look.

Xu Lezhi is a typical sunny boy, and with his handsome and clean appearance, he really attracts the attention of girls.

However, for Nan Qiuyue and Luo Luo, it was not to the point of staring at it.

Xu Lezhi's sudden appearance was just a small episode. Soon, as the dishes came up one after another, the three people's attention was focused on eating.

What Nan Qiuyue didn't know was that Xu Lezhi discovered them as soon as he entered the room, and at this moment he was talking on the phone with Xu Zhiye who was in a foreign country.

When Xu Lezhi entered the restaurant, he found Nan Qiuyue. He immediately arranged for the waiter to hang a "Temporarily Closed" sign at the door, and told the waiter to wait until Nan Qiuyue and the others finished their meal, and then remove the sign before they left, so as not to let them notice anything unusual. Then he immediately called Xu Zhiye.

"Brother, Nan Qiuyue is eating in our restaurant now."

Xu Lezhi didn't say much. As soon as the phone was connected, he got straight to the point.

Xu Zhi on the other side did not respond for a while.

Xu Lezhi asked again, "Should we tell her that this store is actually..."

Before Xu Lezhi could finish his words, Xu Zhiye interrupted him.

"No need. Their expenses will be charged to me. Just make sure you don't arouse their suspicion. There's no need to say anything else."

After finishing the call with Xu Zhiye, Xu Lezhi found a waiter and made arrangements.

"Everyone, we have a lucky draw today. You can enter if you dine here. Why not try it? You might as well win a free meal."

The waiter strongly recommended it to Nan Qiuyue and the others, fearing that they would not try it.

The three people who heard this were also a little confused. They didn't expect such a good thing to happen.

"Then give it a try."

Tang Li wiped his hands and asked the waiter how to play.

The waiter pushed a turntable over and said that you have one chance to spin it in a circle. You can stop and tear off the sticker, and that’s what is written on it.

"There are free meals, vouchers, discounts, small gifts, and even a super grand prize. It all depends on your luck."

The waiter explained one by one.

"Which of you three will come? Or you can all come together."

"Then let's go together."

Nan Qiuyue stood up and said, then the three of them put their hands on the turntable together, counted down "three, two, one", and started turning the turntable.

The disc rotates in circles and eventually stops and points to a certain position.

The waiter carefully tore off the sticker and shouted in surprise.

"Congratulations, you have won the only grand prize in our store."

Nan Qiuyue and the other two looked at each other. No one had expected that they would actually win the grand prize.

"What's the grand prize?"

Tang Li blinked, still a little bit unbelieving.

"Just a moment."

With that, the waiter went to the back, and when he came back, he was holding a bunch of things in his hands.

"The grand prize includes a lifetime membership card, which entitles you to free meals at our restaurant. Since the three of you won the grand prize together, the card can be written in the names of all three of you and will still be valid."

"Here are some gifts for you as well."

The waiter handed over the card and gift respectfully, but Nan Qiuyue and the others didn't react yet.

"Won't you...lose money on this activity?"

You're giving people free meals as soon as you come up, you have a lot of money, right?

Nan Qiuyue had never encountered such a thing before. If the store wasn't right here, she would have thought she was being scammed.

"Our events are only held on meaningful days, not every day, and the prizes are different each time. This grand prize has already been won by three people, and there will be no more in the future."

When the waiter heard Nan Qiuyue's question, he was a little flustered for a moment, but he still showed his professionalism and answered her question calmly.

"Oh oh oh, that's it."

Nan Qiuyue thought, this is more like it, otherwise this boss must be stupid.

"Thank you then."

"Yes, I didn't expect that we would win the only grand prize. This is so lucky."

Tang Li and Luo Luo also didn't react.

After finishing the meal, Nan Qiuyue and the other two returned home, only to find out that the gifts given by the restaurant were all jewelry.

"Oh my god, this restaurant is so exaggerated. They just packed these things and gave them to us."

Tang Li couldn't believe that the restaurant gave them so many beautiful jewelry.

"This brand is also called Invitation."

Luo Luo looked at the packaging box and realized that the jewelry and the restaurant had the same name.

"No wonder, they probably have the same boss. No wonder they're so generous. They're all their own stuff."

Tang Li took out a bracelet with an exquisite design. The gem in the middle looked like the bright moon in the sky, pure white and flawless.

"Qiuyue, this suits you very well."

Tang Li put the bracelet on Nan Qiuyue's hand, but did not notice the strange look in Nan Qiuyue's eyes as she stared at the bracelet.

Because they had eaten too much for lunch, Tang Li and Luo Luo took a nap. Nan Qiuyue then took out another bracelet from her jewelry box to compare with the one on her hand.

The two bracelets are somewhat similar in both design and packaging, and the one in her jewelry box was a birthday gift from Xie Zhouxing to her on her previous birthday.

She loved it very much at that time, but when Xie Zhouxing gave it to her, it only had a package. She searched for the jewelry brand "Invitation" on the Internet, but could not find any information.

She also asked Xie Zhouxing, who told her that it was specially customized and "Yaoyue" was not a brand.

Xie Zhouxing told himself that "invitation" just means what it says on the tin, which is a kind of publicity and invitation.

But today, the "invitation" appeared in the old street, it really exists.